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From the camp it was just a matter of circling the bluff to the left (east) to gain the high ground. Aroudane is just a long, wide crest thereafter, with no indication of what lies on its northern flank, the 3359m being merely the highest spot. The long, long Tazaght gorge flanks it to the south (what untouched climbing must lie there!) and beyond lies a high, great plateau-tableland which had fascinated for years and would give some of our best lonely wanderings, described later in Route 12. To the east we could see the canyon-held Jbel Timghazine and Azellah, peaks from which we descended to Zawyat Ahancal after making the high-level route denied us on GTAM95. We did it after a visit to the Brides’ Festival at Imilchil and torrential rain fell most days. But we camped at Timit (‘navel’, the centre of the world).

Azurki is not far away and could be done after Aroudane in the same trip – more or less what we did on GTAM95 with a high camp near the Tizi Yllaz between.

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Jbel Azurki 3677m